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Eriogonum flavum (Alpine golden buckwheat)
Reveal, James L.

Eriogonum flavum

Eriogonum flavum Nutt.

Alpine Golden Buckwheat, Yellow Buckwheat

Polygonaceae (Buckwheat Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: ERFL4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

19 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Mat-forming. Up to about 8 inches tall when flowering.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , ND , NE , OR , SD , WA , WY
Canada: AB , SK

Growing Conditions

Soil Moisture: Dry

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees
Supports Conservation Biological Control

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Find Seed or Plants

View propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Eriogonum flavum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Eriogonum flavum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Eriogonum flavum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-09
Research By: TWC Staff

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